The simple freedom of a bike How often do you see a teen riding a bike around Calgary? Although a fun activity for elementary students, the number of cycling youth drops as students move into middle school and by Grade 10, only a handful of students ride to our largest high schools. Several factors play…
A grant with not enough applicants? When we saw this new story : we couldn’t believe our luck. Surely, our adaptive bike program, which got special needs kids to learn to ride, would qualify as transportation and fit the criteria for the grants? Well, we applied, and sure enough, the board at the Rotary Club…
By Kazzy Toledo Are you keen to lead? Interested in the environment, health and physical activity? Apply now to join Youth en Route’s new Youth Advisory Council and help foster positive change in your community. No experience is necessary! We’re looking for students in Grades 8 to 12 who want to take on a leadership…
Youth en Route is excited to announce that we’ve been awarded two Canada Summer Jobs student positions, each for 12 weeks. One position is for a student communicator who can help tell our story in words and pictures to our communities using our web site and social media; in our annual report and more. The…
Youth en Route had a ton of fun at the Alberta Bike Show in March. Our booth and staff were really busy! We sold tickets on our Choose Your Bike Raffle. We always tell students to ride what they are comfortable. So for our raffle, we told winners they could Choose their bike – and…
By Iván Osorio Avila The earlier a community -and its individuals- learn to do something, the more adept they become at it and the more of a customary activity it will be. A key strategy to support a mid-term future with more active transportation, as with many things in life, is through education. Whether empirical…
